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The length of a rectangular garden is 7 feet more than three times it width. The perimeter of the garden is 78 feet. Find the length and width of the garden

Respuesta :

The length of rectangular garden is 31 feet and width of rectangular garden is 8 feet

Solution:

Given that perimeter of the garden is 78 feet

Also given that length of a rectangular garden is 7 feet more than three times it width

Let the length of rectangle be "L"

Let the width of rectangle be "W"

According to gven information,

length of a rectangular garden = 7 + 3(width of rectangle)

L = 7 + 3W

The perimeter of rectangle is given as:

perimeter of rectangle = 2(length + width)

78 feet = 2( 7 + 3W + W)

78 = 2(7 + 4W)

78 = 14 + 8W

78 - 14 = 8W

64 = 8W

W = 8

Thus width of rectangular garden = 8 feet

length of a rectangular garden = L = 7 + 3W

L = 7 + 3(8) = 7 + 24 = 31

Thus length of rectangular garden = 31 feet